overprint
/verb oh-ver-print; noun oh-ver-print/US // verb ˌoʊ vərˈprɪnt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌprɪnt //
叠印,套印,叠加印刷,叠影
Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : Printing. to print additional material or another color on a form or sheet previously printed.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Printing. a quantity of printing in excess of that desired; overrun.
- : Philately. any word, inscription, or device written or printed on the face of a stamp that alters, limits, or describes its use, place of issue, or character.a stamp so marked.
Examples
The copies referred to in the paragraph just quoted probably had been treated with chemicals to remove the red ink overprint.
The overprint in each case is in shiny black ink, the figure being 13 mm.
In cases where a real stamp is given an unauthorized overprint (which see), the stamp constitutes a forgery.
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